Beadle's Frontier Series #25: Indian Jim—A Tale of the Minnesota Massacre — page 29: what you’re looking at

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THREATENING APPEARANCES, | oe a << down’ to us are° exemplified- in these” same * Minnesote Indians.” - Jim's tagormation is pretty sure to be correct; and he would | not knowingly deceive us,” said Uncle John, without noticing: the last remark; “so I shall leave the matter with him. Jim,. - do you think we had better leave to-night?” The Indian did not reply: for.a momentsor-: twos The whiffs came.more vigorously than ever from his pipe, and his. } whole visage shone under the ghostly reflection. Finally he- answered : ; set No.” “Wien should we go?” asked-young Brainerd. : | = Dunno—can’t tell; wait while—know more—den cee 3 naybe'stay.” “ Shall we leave to-morrow ?” “Dunno wait’see; Jim tell.” _“T think: we may rest: quietly to-night. At. any-rate, we = are in God’s hands, and he will do whatsoever scemeth. best te. him. ‘I’m sorry,’Dolphus, that.-your- visit :to -us, which we | cac’lated was going to give us so:much pleasure, should be- : marred by such bad news.” © “ Don’t take it'to heart ‘about me,” replied. the artist, Pak: ping back his head, and leisurely ejecting the segarsmoke, first from one corner of his mouth; and: then from. the-other, “T don’t feel anxious in the least,: and: I don’t intend to» leave: these premises:till my visit is finished; just to show you that-. I have no fear of them.» You know ‘whatmy-opinion ofthe American Indian is,I supposes If you don’tI Can ‘soon ins . form you.” - Experience - ‘alone will convince you;? saidJohn» Dials: ; nerd. “ That is the truth, ‘precisely:) When I. seo-some of those 4 horrible doings of: which I ‘have: heard ‘so. muchthen:E-will. . bim.”” “T ads fear—” . Unele- John paused ‘abruptly; or, sas ane: chanced-tco. deine hadiige saw inthe door Seba; pean of ee heeetiierer: a deathly palenesa. ." John, what is the meaning of this?” COMME NOOL<S believe the savage warrior is not all: 'thatiomy- fancy. — aa